Report of Monthly Regular Meeting June 2023 (The 211th Meeting of Opera Research Group)
Waseda Institute for Research in Opera and Music Theatre (WIROM), Comprehensive Research Organization, Waseda University
- Time and Date: June 17th (Sat.) 2023, 16:30 – 18:00 (JST)
- Format: Online meeting (Zoom)
- Presenter: ITO, Mamiko
- Affiliation, Position: Gakushuin University, Researcher
- Title: “Japan-related operas and the spread of Japan-related cultural materials and information in Europe from the latter half of the 16th century to the latter half of the 19th century.”
- Language: Japanese
- Abstract:
Plays and operas on Japan in Europe began to be produced at the early 17th century, and began to be produced again from the latter half of the 19th century. The names of characters, place and Japanese musical scales were based on information and exports from Japan, exhibits at the international expositions and more. The supply source changed depending on situation in Europe and Japan and the relationship between Japan and Europe at that time.
My recent research topic is about Japan-related artifacts and collections overseas. Today, I will talk and show the records of Japan-related information and cultural items brought to Europe from the latter half of the 16th century onwards, as well as the dates and times of performances of Japan-related operas and plays. - Profile of Presenter:
Mamiko Ito is a historian of modern Japan with a research focus on the history of world’s fairs and other exhibitions as well as museums. Her publications include a book entitled Meiji Japan and World’s Fairs, and many other articles and co-written books on these topics. In English,“Dissemination of Knowledge and Technology: The Extensive Range of Exhibitions in Japan in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries”, in Erich Pauer and Ruselle Meade eds., Technical Knowledge in Early Modern Japan, Renaissance Books, UK, 2020, pp. 55-68. Most recently she led the publication of the historical record（実録）of Prince Takahito of Mikasa through the publisher Yoshikawa Kōbunkan in December 2022. - Moderator: KASAHARA, Mariko
*Comment: There were 23 participants.
